Harry Styles’ 2027 Tour Dates Leave Him Free on Boston Marathon Monday

The 25 shows announced Thursday leave a 12-day gap around the April 19 race. His 2:59:13 personal best is 4:13 outside the standard for his age group, and qualifier registration closes on Sept. 18.

Runner’s Stories

Salomon Has Bought the Naming Rights to the Ironman World Championship

The French trail brand takes over in Kona from 2027 and takes the exclusive Ironman footwear rights that Hoka holds today.

Elite Runners

Doris Lemngole Turns Professional With On

The 24-year-old Kenyan leaves Alabama with five NCAA titles, a collegiate record and The Bowerman, six days after running 8:52.86 for second at the Diamond League final in Brussels.

Elite Runners

The Sydney Marathon Will Take Twice as Many Sub-Elite Runners in 2027

The High Performance Program doubles to 1,200 places for next August. Its qualifying table has been rewritten too, and men aged 18 to 34 now need 2:45:00, eight minutes faster than this year.

Race Coverage

Noah Lyles Makes Bold Plans to Race More in 2027 and 2028 After Missing Ultimate Championships

Lyles, 29, ended his season with a hamstring strain and is working the Ultimate Championship as its MC. He told reporters Tuesday that the two years before Los Angeles are for chasing American records.

Track and Field

Megan Eckert Breaks Her Own Six-Day World Record in Hungary

Eckert covered 636.482 miles (1,024.319k) in 144 hours at Balatonfüred, the first woman past 1,000 kilometers in six days. No man in the field finished within 83 kilometers of her.

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Is Fractional Utilization Overrated? What 35 Studies Say About VO2 Max

A closer look at one of endurance training’s favorite numbers—and why it might not mean what you think.

Run Long Run Healthy

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Megan Eckert Ran Her First Race in 2016 and Now Holds the Six-Day World Record

She was 30 at that first race, a half-marathon in San Antonio. Nine years and nine months later she covered 636.482 miles in 144 hours in Hungary, a distance no woman had reached and nobody in the men’s field came within 50 miles of.

Elite Runners

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Toronto Waterfront Marathon Names an Elite Field Aimed at Its Course Record

Three men entered for Oct. 18 own personal bests under 2:07, and Uganda’s Stephen Kissa has run quicker than the course record itself.

Race Coverage

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